Opportunity Sheffield is recruiting for three Sector Routeways courses starting May 2024. Sector Routeways is a project offering sector specific courses that lead to jobs. These short and focussed boot camps have been designed to reflect the huge growth happening in these sectors in Sheffield. These boot camps include classroom training and industry work experience. … Continue reading Sector Routeways is recruiting: Manufacturing & Warehousing, Business Admin and Youth Programme
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Care for Young People’s Future launches Roma women’s employment project
Care for Young People’s Future (CYPF) has launched a new project designed to support Roma women into employment. The project – which will initially run until March 2025 - has been commissioned by Opportunity Sheffield, the Employment & Skills Service in Sheffield City Council, and is part-funded by the UK Shared Prosperity fund. Building on … Continue reading Care for Young People’s Future launches Roma women’s employment project
Sheffield Economic Bulletin May 2024
Here is a round up of the latest economic data releases for Sheffield, including unemployment rates, office take-up and job postings. quarterly-economic-bulletin-may-24Download
Momentum Courses May/June 2024: Construction, Security and Forklift Training
Momentum has announced the details for four training courses starting in Sheffield in May and June 2024. Construction Training: 13 May 2024 (2 ½ weeks) Forklift Training: 20 May 2024 (3 weeks) Security Training: 27 May 2024 (3 weeks) Forklift Training: 10 June 2024 (3 weeks) Further details are in Momentum's leaflet below. To find … Continue reading Momentum Courses May/June 2024: Construction, Security and Forklift Training
Opportunity Sheffield employment & skills programme referrals 2024-25, including VCSE projects
Opportunity Sheffield, the Employment and Skills Service within Sheffield City Council, has a new brochure featuring referral information for its 2024-25 UK programmes. The document outlines: Voluntary & Community Sector projects commissioned to provide employment support for economically inactive and unemployed residents who are looking for work Sector-specific training courses, which include study for vocational … Continue reading Opportunity Sheffield employment & skills programme referrals 2024-25, including VCSE projects
Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fair at English Institute of Sport on Wednesday 22 May
Opportunity Sheffield's next Jobs Fair will be held at the English Institute of Sport (EiS) Sheffield, Attercliffe on Wednesday 22 May, 10am - 12pm. Sheffield's Working Jobs Fairs are co-run with Jobcentre Plus South Yorkshire and give visitors a chance to meet local employers and ask about their latest vacancies. The fairs are run in … Continue reading Sheffield’s Working Jobs Fair at English Institute of Sport on Wednesday 22 May
Sheffield Apprenticeships Bulletin (ESFA) – 29 April 2024
The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) provides weekly district-level apprenticeship vacancy bulletins. See below the latest vacancy lists for the North and South Yorkshire. South Yorkshire apprenticeship summary sy-apprenticeship-summary-29-04-2024Download South Yorkshire apprenticeship vacancies apprenticeship-vacancies-week-of-29-04-2024Download
CTS Training Study Programme starts August 2024
CTS Training are already booking appointments for prospective students aged 16-19 and 19-24 to start it's training programme in August 2024. Whether students are looking to upskill or learn new skills, this programme offers a choice of vocational courses, plus English, Maths, Core Maths and ESOL. Vocational courses include: Employability (Level 1 & 2) Public … Continue reading CTS Training Study Programme starts August 2024
DWP’s Work and Health Programme to end this Autumn
The government has announced that the Work and Health Programme, which provides support to help disabled people into work, will close later this year. The £100m programme, commissioned by the Department for Work & Pensions since 2017, will not be extended beyond Autumn 2024. 300,000 jobseekers across England and Wales have received support over the … Continue reading DWP’s Work and Health Programme to end this Autumn
Job vacancies: Assistant Project Worker, Voice & Influence Participation Project Worker, Wellbeing Project Work (Chilypep)
Chilypep has five job vacancies. Read on to find out more. H.O.M.E Assistant Project Worker We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Assistant Project Worker. The ideal candidate will need to be thoughtful and flexible, placing young people and their welfare at the heart of their practice and have a compassionate, authentic approach. They … Continue reading Job vacancies: Assistant Project Worker, Voice & Influence Participation Project Worker, Wellbeing Project Work (Chilypep)
Sheffield Apprenticeships Bulletin (ESFA) – 22 April 2024
The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) provides weekly district-level apprenticeship vacancy bulletins. See below the latest vacancy lists for the North and South Yorkshire. South Yorkshire apprenticeship summary sy-apprenticeship-summary-22-04-2024Download South Yorkshire apprenticeship vacancies apprenticechip-vacancies-week-of-22-04-2024Download
Teacake Club Meeting Review: Friday 19 April 2024
Ross Brown, Contract Manager at Opportunity Sheffield, welcomed guests to the Spring Teacake Club Meeting, hosted by Business Sheffield at Electric Works on Friday 19 April 2024. Speakers BUSINESS SHEFFIELD Jonathan Richards (Operations Manager), Business Sheffield - Launchpad Grant Funding business-sheffield-launchpad-grant-infoDownload Jonathan explained that Business Sheffield is a section of Sheffield City Council within the … Continue reading Teacake Club Meeting Review: Friday 19 April 2024
